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When you surf through channels for something to watch and you’re frustrated because there’s nothing that represents you as a Canadian, as Indigenous, as Black, French or Newfie… then I have some great news. The
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When you watch a gripping movie, it’s grabbing you because the performance is so powerful – they made you laugh, they made you cry and then they frightened you so badly – you had horrifying
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As of yesterday, we’ve entered the month of June. June is a month of many subject matters, it has been labeled as Turkey Lover’s Month and Brain Injury Awareness Month (Apologies to my vegan friends
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